A review by galacticvampire
The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine: From Zionism to Intifadas and the Struggle for Peace by Michael Scott-Baumann

dark informative slow-paced

4.0

Going over the Jewish and Palestinian struggles since before the israeli settlement, this book goes in detail of how the conflict evolved year by year.

Every chapter also offers testimonies written at the time, giving perspective how both sides viewed the issue at different stages.

It doesn't really pretend to be impartial, reinforcing multiple times the ethnical cleansing happening in Palestine and not really showcasing the terrorist side of Hamas, but it does show effort in empathising with the desire of Jews for sanctuary.

All in all, it's a heavy and oftentimes infuriating read, but well worth it.